: an event (such as weight-throwing or jumping) in a track-and-field meet other than a race
Example Sentences
a discus thrower who excelled at all the field events
Recent Examples on the WebWorld Athletics, track and field’s world governing body, has also barred Russian and Belarusian athletes from its championships next month in Eugene, Ore., the biggest track and field event outside of the Olympic Games. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 June 2022 But the athletes competing at the National Senior Games track and field event had a few more gray hairs than their teenage counterparts.New York Times, 22 May 2022 Is Eugene ready the world’s largest standalone track and field event, which will be broadcast to an audience across the globe?oregonlive, 13 June 2022 By last August, friends and teachers gathered inside Hillsborough High and watched Knighton become the youngest American to finish in the top four of an individual track and field event at the Olympics since 1928, according to ESPN research. Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 The biggest track and field event in the world is coming to Eugene this summer.oregonlive, 3 June 2022 But attendees at the track and field event have alternatives to circling the block for a parking spot — some of which won’t cost any extra money.oregonlive, 8 June 2022 On the girls’ side, Independence enters with top marks in the 4x100 and every field event except the high jump.cleveland, 19 May 2022 Led by a pair of field event wins, Days Creek is tied with Joseph for the boys team lead with 20 points.oregonlive, 19 May 2022 See More